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“I have always had a beard but it has taken me two years to get it to this length,” said Chris, who has run Chris’ Shed since June 2000 and is well-known in Stroud for his shop and his bike – currently a Honda CB 500. He has had many cruisers including Harley Davidsons in his time too.

“It’s become part of ‘Sheddy’ (his nickname) and it suits the cruiser bike style I guess.”

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Severn Freewheelers is a group of advanced motorcyclists providing a free-of-charge out-of-hours courier service for hospitals in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, North Wiltshire and Herefordshire. Riders, who hold advanced qualifications courier blood, pathology samples, patient scans, x-rays, human milk and any other medical essentials between hospitals in the area from 7pm to 7am the following day, and 24 hours during weekends and public holidays.

“I want to raise £1,000 and have already raised £435,” said Chris. “£1,000 will keep one blood bike running for three months – that’s just petrol, not all the rest of the running costs.”